openstack-manuals/releasenotes/source/ocata.rst

Next release: Ocata release

• The documentation sites developer.openstack.org and docs.openstack.org are now set up with https and links to pages have been changed to use https by default.

Administrator Guide

• Removed legacy commands in favor of the openstack client commands where equivalent functions existed. Legacy commands changed include nova, neutron, cinder, glance, and manila clients.
• Updates to identity and compute content - PCI DSS v3.1 compliance, and Huge Page functionality, respectively.
• Addressed technical debt: toctree positions, spelling, and grammar.

Command-Line Interface Reference

• Removed the sahara client in favor of the openstack client.

Configuration Reference

• Cleaned up content that is not directly configuration options.
• Created a few vendor plug-in sections newly added for Ocata.

Contributor Guide

• Added content about building documentation from end-of-life releases.
• General bug fixes and updates.

Deployment Guides

• Created new section for project-specific Deployment Guides (guides for using automated installation tools)
• OpenStack-Ansible Deployment guide created

End User Guide

• Removed legacy commands in favor of the openstack client commands where equivalent functions existed. Legacy commands changed include nova, neutron, cinder, glance, and manila clients.
• References to default flavors were removed.
• Changes to swift content on .rlistings, and neutron dnsmasq log file content.

Installation Tutorials

• Updated landing page to improve ease of use.
• Deleted references to default flavors.
• Updated commands to use openstackclient where possible.
• General bug fixes and updates.

Networking Guide

• Made progress towards replacing all neutron client commands with OpenStack client equivalents.
• Added routed provider networks.
• Added VLAN trunking.
• Added RFC 5737 and 3849 compliance policy.
• Improved Open vSwitch HA DVR deployment.
• Improved Quality of Service (QoS).
• Improved service subnets.
• Improved SR-IOV.
• Improved MTU considerations.
• Improved Load-Balancer-as-a-Service.

Translations

Besides updating the existing translated manuals, the I18n(internationalization) team added the following new manuals:

• German
  • Published Installation Tutorials for Newton
• Indonesian
  • Published Installation Tutorials for Newton
• Japanese
  • Published High Availability Guide
  • Published Installation Tutorials for Newton
  • Published Operations Guide
• Korean
  • Published Installation Tutorials for Newton
• Simplified Chinese
  • Published End User Guide